Foundations of oriental art & symbolism
By: Titus Burckhardt ; foreword by Brian Keeble ; edited by Michael Oren Fitzgerald.
Contributors: Fitzgerald, Michael Oren, 1949-
Series: Sacred art in tradition series
Publisher: World Wisdom
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bloomington, Ind
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781933316727
Subjects: Symbolism in art -- Asia; Art and religion -- Asia
Other titles: Foundations of oriental art and symbolism
Work titles: Selections
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Editor's preface; title: Foreword / by Brian Keeble; title: Pt. I. Oriental art. 1. Introduction to Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist art; title: 2. The genesis of the Hindu temple; title: 3. The image of the Buddha; title: 4. Landscape in far Eastern art; title: Pt. II. Symbolism.  5. Selected thoughts on symbolism; title: 6. Traditional symbolism and modern empiricism; title: 7. The symbolism of the mirror; title: 8. The sacred mask; title: 9. The symbolism of chess; title: 10. The primordial symbol of the serpent and dragon; title: 11. The symbolism of water; title: List of illustrations; title: Index; title: Biographical notes.